What is the Least Common Multiple of 37548 and 37562?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 37548 and 37562 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37548 and 37562, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37548,37562) = 14
LCM(37548,37562) = ( 37548 × 37562) / 14
LCM(37548,37562) = 1410377976 / 14
LCM(37548,37562) = 100741284

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37548 and 37562 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37548 and 37562. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37548 and 37562.

Prime Factorization of 37548

Prime Factorization of 37562

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37548 and 37562.

LCM(37548,37562) = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 149¹ × 2683¹
LCM(37548,37562) = 100741284